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جین شارپ

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جین شارپ

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American political scientist (1928-2018)

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Gene Sharp (1928–2018) was an American political scientist, philosopher, writer, and university teacher. Born in North Baltimore, he was educated at Ohio State University and St Catherine's College, University of Oxford. His professional career included positions at Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He resided in East Boston and died in Boston.

Sharp’s fields of work encompassed philosophy, political science, sociology, and pacifism, with specific interests in civil resistance and nonviolent revolution. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi. Among his notable works are *From Dictatorship to Democracy*, *Waging Nonviolent Struggle*, *Non-violent action*, *The Politics Of Nonviolent Action*, and *La FORCE SANS LA VIOLENCE*. He received the Right Livelihood Award for his contributions.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1928
Died
2018
Works
36

Top works

  • Tsurat ha-leḥimah ha-ʻatidit
  • Waging Nonviolent Struggle
  • Non-violent action
  • The Politics Of Nonviolent Action
  • La FORCE SANS LA VIOLENCE

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1951-03-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14
Total plays
72

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,756x

  2. The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis

    · 1988 · cited 15,808x

  3. CheckM: assessing the quality of microbial genomes recovered from isolates, single cells, and metagenomes

    · 2015 · cited 11,983x

  4. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    · 2020 · cited 10,210x

  5. The Sequence of the Human Genome

    · 2001 · cited 10,201x

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Key facts

Born
( 1928-01-21 ) January 21, 1928, North Baltimore, Ohio , U.S.
Died
January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28) (aged 90), Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
Education
Ohio State University ( BA , MA ), University of Oxford ( DPhil )
Known for
Theory of nonviolent resistance
Awards
Right Livelihood Award
Fields
Political science , civil resistance , nonviolent revolution
Institutions
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth , Harvard University , Albert Einstein Institution

via Wikipedia infobox

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